Thermoluminescence Analysis of the Clay Core of Bronze Statues: A Re-Appraisal of the Case Studies of Lupa Capitolina and Other Masterpieces in Rome

In this work, we present some new results in applying thermoluminescence (TL) dating to the clay core of bronze statues. This is very important, due to the impossibility of directly dating a metal. Very few cases of indirect dating of clay cores by TL are reported in the literature. We re-considered...

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Main Authors: Marco Martini, Anna Galli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/17/7820